VS Code Code Snippets and Setup Files

cpp.json

"Header Guard": {
		"prefix": "#ifndef",
		"body": [
			"#ifndef $0${2:MACRO} // header guard",
			"#define ${2:MACRO}",
			"",
			"",
			"",
			"#endif",
		],
		"description": "Apply header guard",
	},
	"Debug Log": {
		"prefix": "debug",
		"body": [
			"std::clog << \"DEBUG: \" << __FILE__ << \":\" << __LINE__  << \" | \" << $0 << std::endl;",
		],
		"description": "Log message for debugging\n(Requires <iostream>)",
	}

launch.json

{
    "version": "0.2.0",
    "configurations": [
        {
            "name": "GDB WSL Launch",
            "type": "cppdbg",
            "request": "launch",
            "program": "${command:extension.vscode-wsl-workspaceFolder}/cos110/assignments/ass_2/main.exe",
            "args": [],
            "stopAtEntry": false,
            "cwd": "${command:extension.vscode-wsl-workspaceFolder}/cos110/assignments/ass_2",
            "environment": [],
            "externalConsole": true,
            "pipeTransport": {
                "debuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb",
                "pipeProgram": "${env:windir}\\system32\\bash.exe",
                "pipeArgs": ["-c"],
                "pipeCwd": ""
            },
            "windows": {
                "MIMode": "gdb",
                "setupCommands": [
                    {
                        "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
                        "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
                        "ignoreFailures": true
                    }
                ]
            },
            "sourceFileMap": {
                "/mnt/d": "D:\\",
                "/mnt/c": "C:\\",
            }
            
        },
    ]
}

makefile.code-snippets

"Skeleton Makefile (C++)": {
		"scope": "makefile",
		"prefix": "skeleton",

		"body": [
			"#variables",
			"ofiles = $0${2:name}.o #list of object files",
			"hfiles = #list of header files",
			"sfiles = ${2:name}.cpp #list of source code files",
			"zfiles = $(hfiles) $(sfiles) #list of files to zip",
			"gpp = g++ -g -std=c++11 -Wall -Wextra #compiler options",
			"gpp_o = $(gpp) -c",
			"",
			"all: ${2:name}.exe\n",
			"run: ${2:name}.exe\n\t./${2:name}.exe\n",
			"clean:\n\trm *.o *.exe\n",
			"#linker",
			"${2:name}.exe: $(ofiles)\n\t$(gpp) -o ${2:name}.exe $(ofiles)\n",
			"#compile to object code",
			"${2:name}.o: ${2:name}.cpp $(hfiles)\n\t$(gpp_o) ${2:name}.cpp",
			"",

		],

		"description": "Set up a skeleton makefile (C++)",
	},
	"Object Compile (C++)": {
		"scope": "makefile",
		"prefix": "object",

		"body": [
			"$0${2:name}.o: ${2:name}.cpp ${2:name}.h #dependencies\n\t$(gpp_o) ${2:name}.cpp",
		],

		"description": "Compile to object code (C++), Requires $(gpp_o) to be set up",
	},
	"Zip Macro" : {
		"scope": "makefile",
		"prefix": "zip",

		"body": [
			"zip $0${2:archive}:\n\ttar -cvz $(zfiles) -f ${2:archive}.tar"
		],

		"description": "Set up zip macro, Requires $(zfiles) to be set up"
	}